How?

On a worksheet, select the range of cells that you want to include in the table. The cells can be empty or can contain data.

On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Format as Table, and then click the table style that you want.

Keyboard shortcut You can also press CTRL+L or CTRL+T.

If the selected range contains data that you want to display as table headers, select the My table has headers check box in the Format as Table dialog box.

Table headers display default names if you do not select the My table has headers check box. You can change the default names by selecting the default header that you want to replace, and then typing the text that you want

Next steps

The Table Tools become available when you select a table, and a Design tab is displayed. To get a good idea of what you can add to or change in your table, click the Design tab, and then explore the groups and options that are provided on this tab.